Shielding tape for use upon clotheslines



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J. C. KlNDLER ET AL.

SHIELDING TAIE FOR USE UON CLOTHESLINES Filedmm. 7. 1926 Z7 infondo/Qindie/1 patented 2l?,

. UNITED STATES iastate PATENr OFFICE.

JOSEPH C. KINDLER, 0F JERSEY CITY, AND JOHN J. KANIKAS, OE' BAYONNE, NEWJERSEY.

SHIELDING TAPE FOR 'USE 'UPON CLOTHSLINES.

Application filed. August 7, 1926. Serial No. 127,880.`

This invention relates to shielding tapes for use upon clothes lines"and more particulaily to a device of this character for preventingmarring of freshly washed clothes by a dirty clothes line. y

A further'1 object of thewinvention is to provide a device of thischaracter particularly intended for use 'in connection with the ordinarypulley type of clothes line and of such construction that as the clothesare being removed from the clothes line, the tape is automaticallyspooled into a container where it is shielded from the elements Iandfrom dirt and dust.

A further and more specific Aobject of the invention -is the provisionof means for supporting the tape and its concealing casing from theclothes line pulley.

These and other objects we attain by-the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings, whereinfor the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of our invention and wherein .J

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a vtape and holdertherefor conr structed in accordance with our invention emhaving one end11 thereof closed and the opp'osite end thereof provided with aremovable cover 12. Adjacent to and parallelling the closed end 11 is apartition wall 13 and the closed end, together with the partition wall13, 'are provided with axial openings 14 through which is directed ashaft 15. Within the chamber 16 formed between the removable lcap 12 andthe partition wall 13, the shaft has secured thereto a drum 17 havingwound thereon a tape 18. Between the partition wall 13 and the end 14,the shaft 15 has secured thereto one end of a spring 19, which spring isof the clockwork type and has its opposite ends secured to the casingwall, as at 20. The spring constantly tends to rotatethe ldrum 17 in adirection to' wind the tape 18 thereon. Within the'compartment 16, abrace 21 preferably extends outwardly from the wall of the casing toengage and support the free end of the shaft 15.

The end 11 of the casing has secured there- .to opposed U-shapedbrackets 22, at present greater than the diameter of the pulleys 28ordinarily employed with clothes lines and the arms of the U are spacedapart a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the clothes linepulley, so that the arms 25 can oppose one face of this pulley whilethe` arms 24; and the casing the opposite side thereof.

In the application of the casing to thefpulley, care is taken to placethe casing at the opposite side of the pulley from that at which aperson stands when placing clothes upon the clothes line. The tape isemployed in the usual manner, being withdrawn from the casing and placedupon the clothes line prior to placing the clothes thereon. As the tapeis drawn from the casing, the spring is tensioned and accordingly as theclothes line is shifted to bring the clothes into posi- 10 are arrangedat tion to be removed, the tape will be withdrawn within the casing andwound upon the drum 17.

Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is obviously capable of acertain range of change and modification without materially departingfrom the s irit of the invention, we do not limit ourse ves to suchspecific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

An attachment for the pulleys of pulley clothes lines comprising acasing, a tape therein withdrawable therefrom for engagement with theclothes line and means or securing the casing to the pulley comprisingopposed U-shaped clamps secured to an endk wali of the casing, the armsof said clamps having a clamping set-screw directed therebeing spacedafart a distanceequal to the through.Y thickness' of t e tclothes linepulley, bhe In testimony whereof We hereunto affix 10 bight portion ofthe clamps being spaced our signatures.

5 apart` a distance greater than the diameter of the pulle one arm ofeach clamp being JOSEPH C. KINDLER. secured to t e casing, the other armthereof JOHN J. KANKAS.

